Google shuts down music blogs without warning: (BBC) Bloggers told they have violated terms without further explanation, as years of archives are wiped off the internet. In what critics are calling ‘musicblogocide 2010’, Google has…
(Via TorrentFreak.) Three Arrested As Police Swoop on Rapidshare Link Forum: “ With 30,000 members Filmowisko was a prominent file-sharing forum. The site didn’t host any illicit material, but like many of its type, linked…
Article from: TorrentFreak, check out our new blog at FreakBits. Illicit File-Sharing and Streaming of TV Shows Increases: “ Following the introduction of Sweden’s IPRED anti-piracy legislation on April 1st last year, the country saw…
UK BitTorrent admin acquitted on fraud charge: “ Happy as a pig in sh*t Updated Alan Ellis, the former admin of music BitTorrent tracker OiNK, was acquitted of conspiracy to defraud by a Middlesbrough court…
German court finds parent liable for child’s file-sharing: “ Someone’s going straight to bed Parents can be legally responsible for the unlawful behaviour of their children using home internet connections, a German court has ruled….
Hollywood loses piracy case to Australian ISP iiNet: “A David and Goliath battle between the giants of the film industry and an Australian internet service provider has ended in victory for iiNet after the Australian…
BBC News – Law firm’s piracy hunt condemned: By Jane Wakefield, Technology reporter, BBC News Music industry representative the BPI has criticised the approach used by a UK law firm in chasing file-sharers. Law firm…
BBC News – EU to assess piracy detection software A human rights watchdog has asked the European Commission to assess the legality of software being used to analyse file-sharing in the UK. The software in…
BBC News – Piracy letter campaign ‘nets innocents’ Piracy campaign ‘nets innocents’ More than 150 people have approached consumer publication Which? Computing claiming to have been wrongly targeted in crackdowns on illegal file-sharing. ACS:Law has…
ISP anti-disconnection petition clocks up 30,000 supporters: “A petition set up by internet service provider TalkTalk at the Prime Minister’s website has received over 30,000 signatures in opposition to the Government’s proposal to cut off…